Sergius I | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
 The Dream of Pope Sergius from the 1430s Saint Hubert Altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden and his studio | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 15 December 687 |
| Papacy ended | 8 September 701 |
| Predecessor | Conon |
| Successor | John VI |
| Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (683–687) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 27 June 683 by Leo II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 650 Panormus, Sicily, Byzantine Empire |
| Died | 8 September 701 (aged around 51) Rome, Byzantine Empire |
| Other popes named Sergius | |
Pope Sergius I (c. 650 – 8 September 701) was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death, and is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected at a time when two rivals, Paschal and Theodore, were locked in a dispute about which of them should become pope. His papacy was dominated by his response to the Quinisext Council, the canons of which he steadfastly refused to accept. Thereupon Emperor Justinian II ordered Sergius' arrest, but the Roman people and the Italian militia of the exarch of Ravenna refused to allow the exarch to bring Sergius to Constantinople.